Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-09
Beecher's London Prototype.

Copyrigf, 1897, oy Tie California associated Press
New YORK, September Especial. l-Plym-
outh Church Will be reopened next Sunday, and
Or. Joseph Parker, of London, will there and
then deliver his first sermon in this country. On
Tuesday evening, October Sd, Dr. Parker will
deliver his eulogy of Henry Ward Beeeher at
the brooklyn Academy of Music Admission
VIII be by ticket. and the proceeds will be de-
voted to the Beecher statue fund The fund
amounts now to more than SIS, 600.
Another Batch of Deluded NIormons.
NEW YORK, September Sth - The Guion
steamer Wisconsin landed to-day 4l5 Mormon
passengers, all OF whom leave tonight for Utah
They are in charge of John ISaaes of Utah.
who has brought over three like parties before
In the present party are III English 1877 Scandi-
navians, and a small number of Germans An
effort was made by the daughter of a Mrs.
Barnes, formerly living at New Brighton. Pa.
to induce her mother to visit her before going
West, but Mr.. Barnes, the husband, objected, so
that the efforts of devoted daughter and sew
eral ciergymen proved unavailing.
Escape of Jail-Birds.
Sioux FALLS Dak.) September Sth.-Two
prisoners escaped from the United States wing
of the Territorial Prison here last evening"
Henry Esmond, IN for mail robbery, and Ed.
Powers, in for murder. The latter was SOL
dier from Fort Meade. They threw blanket
over the head of the Deputy Warden, who came
to lock them up, gagged and bound him, and
Concerning California Freight Rates,
NIAGARA FALLS, September sth.-A general
meeting of Freight Agents will be held here
next Tuesday for the purpose of agreeing upon
one general classification of freight rates from
New York across the continent to San Francisco
as there are different classiications that affect
only the various organizations. 1t is proposed
TO agree upon plan by which all goods will be
under the same class from New York to the Pa
cific coast.
Postal Changes.
lCopyrl3 1857, by the California associated Press
NEW YORK. September Sth.lSpecial. New
postoffices have been established at Red Glover
Plumas county, and Groveland Los Angeles
county, with Moses Chase and W. T Moult0n as
Postmasters; respectively.
John d. Brownlee and Geo. Schwinn have
been commissioned PostmasteEs respectively at
Coronado and Huron.
The following change in the star schedule has
been ordered: Orick to KlamGth-Leave Orickl
on Tuesdays at A NJ. and arrive at Klamath byi
p. NJ. leave Klamath on MONDAYS at 6 A. NJ
and arrive at Orick by p. NJ
Actlng Postmaster-General Stevenson has di-
rected thst Arcata, Humboldt county Cal hei
made Presidential Postoffice on October lst
Taxing Racing Receipts.
Copyright. 1857, by Tie California Associated Press
ALBANY, September Sth-[Special THE first
payment under the Ives pool bill was made to
the Comptroller to-day by the Saratoga Racing
Association. The Association reports as the
gross gate receipts for the 20 days $50, ,423, on
which the tax is 81, ,62l Is. The Comptroller is
suspicious about the statement of gross receipts,
as the entrance fee was 81 per head, and the.
crowds at the track were very large.
Progressive Labor Party.
New YORK, September sth.-Delegates from
about sixty labor and political organizations of
sOcialistic tendencies met here tonight and
formed new political party in opposition TO
that of Henry George. II is to be known as the
Progressive Labor party.
Bubear and Courtney.
WATKINS On ", September Sth-Bubear and
tn-gnu Stsr rNa1 gls
miles, with turn, at Oswego, on September
2Sth, FOR 81 900 side.